Overseas Filipinos during the COVID-19 pandemic
| Overseas Filipinos during the COVID-19 pandemic | |
|---|---|
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Worldwide (excluding the Philippines) |
| First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
| Index case | February 5, 2020 (5 years, 4 months, 1 week and 6 days) aboard Diamond Princess (off the coast of Yokohama, Japan) |
| Confirmed cases | 19,765 |
| Active cases | 6,534 |
| Recovered | 12,037 |
Deaths | 1,194 |
Territories | 94 countries |
| Government website | |
| dfa | |
Overseas Filipinos, including Filipino migrant workers outside the Philippines, have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. As of June 1, 2021, there have been 19,765 confirmed COVID-19 cases of Filipino citizens residing outside the Philippines with 12,037 recoveries and 1,194 deaths. The official count from the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on the cases of overseas Filipinos is not included in the national tally of the Philippine government. Repatriates on the other hand are included in the national tally of the Department of Health (DOH) but are listed separately from regional counts.